Rory is a freelance lighting designer working both in the UK and internationally. His work spans West End, Regional and UK Touring productions as well as projects overseas. Rory’s West End credits include productions at Theatre Royal Drury Lane, The Apollo, The London Coliseum, The Garrick and The Criterion. He has also worked extensively with companies including: Trafalgar Entertainment, The Royal Court, Bristol Old Vic, Crossroads Entertainment, Watermill, Almeida, Cuffe & Taylor, Royal and Derngate, Sony Music and Scottish Opera.
Awards and Nominations
WhatsOnStage Award nomination for Best Lighting Design for The Time Traveller’s Wife
Broadway World Award for Best Lighting Designer for The Lord of the Rings
Knight of Illumination Award for Opera Nomination - Cosí fan tutte, Opera Holland Park
Offie Award for Best Lighting nomination - Dumbledore Is So Gay, Southwark Playhouse
UK Pantomime Award for Best Lighting nomination - Aladdin, New Theatre Cardiff
City of London Lord Mayor’s Prize
New Talent in Entertainment Lighting, Presented by the Workshop Company of Lightmongers
Michael Northen Award, Presented by the Association of Lighting Designers
List Of Productions
2024
THE CREAKERS | Director: Tom Jackson Greaves | Plymouth & Southbank Centre
THE MERCHANT OF VENICE | Director: Brigid Lamour | Trafalgar & UK Tour
YOUR LIE IN APRIL | Directors: Nick Winston & Jordan Murphy | Harold Pinter Theatre, West End
PINS AND NEEDLES | Director: Amit Sharma | Kiln Theatre
STARTER FOR TEN | Director: Charlie Parham | Bristol Old Vic
WILD ABOUT YOU | Director: Nick Winston | Theatre Royal Drury Lane, West End
FOR BLACK BOYS… | Director: Ryan Calais Cameron | Garrick Theatre, West End
MERCHANT OF VENICE 1936 | Director: Brigid Larmour | Criterion Theatre, West End
TEENAGE ARMAGEDDON | Director: Georgie Straight | Garrick Theatre, West End
MIDSUMMER | Director: Ryan McBride | Mercury Theatre
MARX IN LONDON! | Director: Stephen Barlow | Scottish Opera
ALI COOK: PRINCIPLES OF DECEPTION | Director: Kate Golledge | Royal & Derngate
2023
THE TIME TRAVELLER’S WIFE: A NEW MUSICAL | Director: Bill Buckhurst | Apollo Theatre, West End
THE MERCHANT OF VENICE 1936 | Director: Brigid Larmour | RSC, Watford Palace and UK Tour
THE LORD OF THE RINGS | Director: Paul Hart | Watermill Theatre
FOR BLACK BOYS… | Director: Ryan Calais Cameron | Apollo Theatre, West End
UNEXPECTED TWIST | Director: James Dacre | UK Tour
THE JUNGLE BOOK | Director: Matt Hassall | Chichester Festival Theatre
CINDERELLA | Director: Ed Curtis | Bradford Alhambra
PETER PAN | Director: Ed Curtis | Edinburgh Festival Theatre
CINDERELLA | Director: Andrew Ryan | Bromley Churchill Theatre
DUMBLEDORE IS SO GAY | Director: Tom Wright | Southwark Playhouse
2022
SPIKE | Director: Paul Hart | Watermill Theatre & UK Tour
JEWS. IN THEIR OWN WORDS | Directors: Vicky Featherstone & Audrey Sheffield | Royal Court Theatre
FOR BLACK BOYS WHO HAVE CONSIDERED SUICIDE WHEN THE HUE GETS TOO HEAVY | Director: Ryan Calais Cameron | Royal Court Theatre
DEATH DROP: BACK IN THE HABIT | Director: Jesse Jones | Garrick Theatre, West End
LITTLE WOMEN | Director: Ella Marchment | Opera Holland Park
4 | Director: Rosa Crompton | Park Theatre
THE MOUNTAINTOP | Director: John Terry | Chipping Norton Theatre
HANSEL & GRETEL | Director: Stephen Barlow | Britten Theatre, London
HALF EMPTY GLASSES | Director: Kalyea Baxe | Paines Plough Roundabout
LA BOHEME | Director: James Conway | English Touring Opera
THE ULTIMATE PICKLE | Director: Eva Sampson | Paines Plough Roundabout
SNOW WHITE | Director: David Burrows | New Theatre, Cardiff
A SUDDEN VIOLENT BURST OF RAIN | Director: Yasmin Hafesji | Paines Plough Roundabout
JACK AND THE BEANSTALK | Director: Ed Curtis | Bradford Alhambra
SNOW WHITE | Director: Alan Harding | Nottingham Theatre Royal
CHRISTMAS AT BLENHEIM PALACE | Palace Light-Show & Illuminated Trail | Culture Creative / Sony Music
THE GOLDEN COCKEREL | Director: James Conway | English Touring Opera
2021
I LOVE YOU, YOU’RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE | Director: Kirk Jameson | The London Coliseum / Broadway HD
AMADIGI | Director: James Conway | English Touring Opera
THE CUNNING LITTLE VIXEN | Director: Stephen Barlow | Opera Holland Park
60 MILES BY ROAD OR RAIL | Director: Andy Routledge | Royal & Derngate
DUMBLEDORE IS SO GAY | Director: Tom Wright | Pleasance Theatre, London
THE WILD PARTY | Director: Cressida Carre | Guildford School of Acting
12 POEMS OF EMILY DICKINSON | Director: Matthew Eberhardt | ETO at Home
THE LITTLE GREEN SWALLOW | Director: Martin Lloyd Evans | Guildhall School
L’AMICO FRITZ | Director: Julia Burbach | Opera Holland Park
LE NOZZE DI FIGARO | Director: Oliver Platt | Opera Holland Park
A CHRISTMAS CAROL | Director: John Terry | Belgrade Theatre
ALADDIN | Director: Matt Slack | New Theatre, Cardiff
THE SECRET GARDEN | Director: Shiv Rabheru | Guildford School of Acting
ARIADNE | Director: Patricia Okenwa | ETO at Home
CHRISTMAS AT BLENHEIM PALACE | Palace Light-Show & Illuminated Trail | Culture Creative / Sony Music
SNOW WHITE | Director: David Burrows | Hull New Theatre
SHOSTAKOVICH: MICHELANGELO SUITE | Director: James Conway | ETO at Home
2020
A CHRISTMAS CAROL | Director: John Terry | The Theatre, Chipping Norton
CHRISTMAS AT BLENHEIM PALACE | As Associate Designer | LightWorks/ Culture Creative
LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS | Director: Josh Seymour | LAMDA
EARTHQUAKES IN LONDON | Director: Matt Hassall | LAMDA
OPERA SCENES | Director: Caitlin Fretwell Walsh | Royal Academy of Music
DUMBLEDORE IS SO GAY | Director: Tom Wright | Network Theatre, London
2019
MYSTERIOUS BRUISES | Director: Rikki Beadle-Blair | RADA
A CHRISTMAS CAROL | Director: Ben Occhipinti | Pitlochry Festival Theatre
SKYLIGHT | Director: John Terry | Chipping Norton Theatre
HOW LOVE IS SPELT | Director: Charlotte Peters | Brickdust, Southwark Playhouse
KISS ME, KATE | Director: Paul Hart | Watermill Theatre
THE BEST DAY EVER (A PLAY ABOUT THE END OF THE WORLD | Ned Glasier & Emily Lim | Company Three
L'ARLESIANA | Director: Oliver Platt | Opera Holland Park
BLONDE BOMBSHELLS OF 1943 | Director: Ben Occhipinti | Pitlochry Festival Theatre
MANON LESCAUT | Director: Karolina Sofulak | Opera Holland Park
SUMMER HOLIDAY | Directors: Elizabeth Newman & Ben Occhipinti | Pitlochry Festival Theatre
MACBETH | Director: James Dacre | English Touring Opera
IDOMENEO | Director: James Conway | English Touring Opera
ELIZABETH I | Director: James Conway | English Touring Opera
THE RISE AND FALL OF LITTLE VOICE | Director: Ben Occhipinti | Octagon Theatre, Bolton
SLEEPING BEAUTY | Llandudno, Qdos
2018
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST | Director: David Burrows | New Theatre, Cardiff
SLEEPING BEAUTY | Director: Gordon Barr | Byre Theatre, St. Andrews
LE NOZZE DI FIGARO | Director: Sir. Thomas Allen | Royal College of Music
COSÌ FAN TUTTE | Director: Oliver Platt | Guildhall School of Music and Drama
JONAS | Director: Bernadette Iglich | English Touring Opera
LO TACERÒ | Director: James Conway | English Touring Opera
DIDO AND AENEAS | Director: Sebastian Harcombe | English Touring Opera
RADAMISTO | Director: James Conway | English Touring Opera
DISHOOM! | Director: Pravesh Kumar | Watford Palace Theatre
LEGALLY BLONDE | Director: Hannah Roberts | Albany Theatre, Coventry
TELL US WHO WE ARE | Directors: Mary McCluskey & Anna Kenrick | All4 Scottish National Youth Performing Arts Companies
MAKLENA | Director: Maria Montague | Night Train Theatre Co.
BETTY BLUE EYES | Director: Elva Makins | Trinity Laban Conservatoire
SUMMER HOLIDAY | Directors: Elizabeth Newman & Ben Occhipinti | Octagon Theatre
COSÌ FAN TUTTE | Director: Oliver Platt | Opera Holland Park
TUMBLE TUCK | Director: Thomas Wright | King's Head Theatre
SOUNDING THE SKY | British Library
THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO | Director: Blanche McIntyre | English Touring Opera
IL TABARRO | Director: James Conway | English Touring Opera
GIANNI SCHICCHI | Director: Liam Steel | English Touring Opera
2017
PETER PAN | Director: David McNeil | New Theatre, Hull
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST | Director: Gordon Barr | Byre Theatre, St Andrews
RIGOLETTO | Director: Roberto Recchia | Wexford Festival Opera
LA SCALA DI SETA | Director: Nathan Troup | Wexford Festival Opera
DUBLINERS | Director: Annabelle Comyn | Samuel Beckett Theatre, Dublin, Ireland
CATS | Director: Hannah Roberts | Albany Theatre, Coventry
CAROLINE OMINE: ONE NIGHT ONLY AT THE MERMAID | Director: Caroline Omine | Mermaid Theatre, London
DER FREISCHÜTZ | Director: Oliver Platt | Blackheath Halls
L'INCORONAZIONE DI POPPEA | Director: Harry Fehr | Blackheath Halls
MAD MAN SAD WOMAN | Director: Sue Dunderdale | The Space
LOVELY UGLY CITY | Director: Jo Tyabji | Almeida Theatre
FAME! | Director: Hannah Roberts | Albany Theatre, Coventry
BOAT | Director: Ned Glasier/Amy Hodge | Battersea Arts Centre
70 ÄRS OPERA | Director: Eva-Maria Melbye | Danish National Opera, National Tour
EDWARD II | Director: Caroline Steinbein | Arts Theatre, Cambridge
2016
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST | Director: David Goodall | Beacon Arts Centre, Greenock
ALADDIN | Director: Gordon Barr | Byre Theatre, St Andrews
IL CAMPANELLO | Director: Roberto Recchia | Clayton Whites, Wexford
THE BEAR | Director: Kyle Lang | Clayton Whites, Wexford
RIDERS TO THE SEA | Director: Caitriona McLaughlin | Clayton Whites, Wexford
RENT | Director: Hannah Roberts | Albany Theatre, Coventry
THE TEMPEST | Director: Mary McCluskey | Old Sherrif Court, Glasgow
WHEREVER THE WIND TAKES YOU | Director: Alison Camilleri | Milton Court Theatre
A BREATH OF FRESH AIR | Director: Esteban Fourmi | Milton Court Theatre
PLAYTIME | Director: Abigail Yeates | Milton Court Theatre
A NIGHT OF MAGICAL CABARET | Director: Jennifer Wright | Milton Court Theatre
AN EVENING ON BROADWAY | Director: Elena Pitsiaeli | Milton Court Theatre
GO, MAKE YOU READY | Director: Patsy Rodenburg | Silk Street Theatre/ Barbican
DEALER'S CHOICE | Director: Mike Alfreds | Milton Court Theatre
PINTER TRIPLE BILL | Director : Jo McInnes | Milton Court Theatre
2015
MEPHISTO | Director: Wyn Jones | Milton Court Theatre
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM | Director: Patsy Rodenburg | Silk Street Theatre/ Barbican
2014
SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS | Director: Vikki May | Deeside Theatre, Aboyne
SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD | Director: Anna Pool | Silk Street Theatre/ Barbican
2013
POMPEII | Guildhall School of Music and Drama
OPERA, MOVIES & MUSICALS | Director: Fiona Kelly | Deeside Theatre, Aboyne
ASSISTANT/ASSOCIATE LIGHTING DESIGNER
HERE I BELONG | Director: Sophie Motley | Pentabus Theatre
FLIGHT | Director: Stephen Barlow | Scottish Opera
DEPOSIT | Director: Lisa Spirling | Hampstead Theatre
FRACKED! | Director: Richard Wilson | UK Tour
LA CENERENTOLA | Director: Oliver Platt | Opera Holland Park/ Danish National Opera
FRACKED! | Director: Richard Wilson | Chichester Festival Theatre
THE SILVER GYM | Queen's Theatre Hornchurch
LU LU | Silk Street Theatre/ Barbican